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A normal port arrival was evolved into a complicated maritime emergency when a bulk carrier agrounded near the Hualien Port in Taiwan and a rescue tug, which was also disabled, grounded in the fierce weather. The event of strong monsoon winds and heavy seas also necessitated an aerial evacuation process by the Air Service Corps of Taiwan where a crewmember was injured in the incident.
Read MoreAccording to maritime security consultant Vanguard Tech, a Chinese fishing ship has been hijacked off a Puntland, Somalia, coast belonging to an infamous illegal-fishing fleet.
Read MoreTokyo Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has entered into two Heads of Agreement with JERA Co., Inc. to charter two very large gas carriers (VLGCs) that are specifically designed to carry ammonia. The ships will move low-carbon ammonia produced through the JERA-supported Blue Point Complex in Louisiana, USA, to the JERA-owned Hekinan Thermal Power Station in the Aichi Prefecture, which will become the first commercial scale low-carbon ammonia transportation program in Japan.
Read MoreThe United States has escalated its maritime enforcement campaign against Venezuela by tracking a third oil tanker near Venezuelan waters, according to a US official. The move signals a tightening of Washington’s pressure strategy aimed at the government of President Nicolás Maduro, particularly targeting the country’s oil exports, which remain the backbone of its economy.
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